Hose nozzle



Aug. 28, 1934. v E CLARK 1,972,008

HOSE NOZZLE Filed Dec. 18, 1933 Thoma E. L'ku'fi,

INVENTOR Patented Aug. 28, 1934 HOSE NOZZLE Thomas E. Clark, Nashville, Tenn.

Application December 18, 1933, Serial No. 702,996

1 Claim.

The invention relates to a water nozzle construction and more especially to a hose nozzle.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a nozzle of this character, wherein a valve is arranged so that control of the water discharged through the nozzle may be had and the valve operated through a hand controlled slide, thereby avoiding the necessity of the turning of the nozzle, as is conventional, for the regulation of the water discharge, the nozzle being usable with garden hose, spraying equipment for liquids or the like.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a nozzle of this .character, wherein adjustment can be readily and easily had for the control of the water or other liquid discharged through said nozzle and also the adjustment of such nozzle maintained as the control slide can be held by a set screw for the maintaining of such adjustment of the nozzle.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a nozzle of this character which is simple in construction, reliable and efficient in its purpose, durable, easy of adjustment, and inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists in the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which discloses the preferred embodiment of the invention, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a nozzle constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view on the line 44 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view on the line 55 of Figure 4 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional View on the line 6-6 of Figure 4 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the nozzle comprises a barrel-like body 10 having a contracted throat end 11 constituting the discharge spout or mouth of said nozzle.

The body 10 has purposes.

The female member 15 of the valve has joined therewith the arms of a fork 16, the portions 1'7 of said arms which extend into the throat 11 being fitted in guideways 18 formed diametrically opposite each other in the inner wall of said throat so that the female member can readily slide and will be prevented from turning within the throat.

The fork 16 is joined with a slide 19 fitted within a guide 20 exteriorly on the body 10 and the free end of said slide is formed with a finger loop 21 so that the user of the nozzle can insert a finger of the hand in the loop 21 for manipulation of the slide 19, as will be apparent.

Threaded in the guide 20 is a set screw 22 for engagement with the slide 19 to fasten the same within the guide and thereby maintain the female member 15 of the valve in adjusted position.

It should be apparent that the valve is controlled manually by the slide 19 and the adjustment of said valve can be maintainedby the set screw 22 in' the use of the nozzle.

What is claimed is:

said valve.

THOMAS E. CLARK. 

